Constant Kernel Panics on OS X Mountain Lion.

Those are some pretty wild reports.

You have a couple that show that the Virtual memory tables may have been clobbered. A lot of Page faults, but they are all over the place.

If your Mac OS X is not corrupted, this lack-of-trend may indicate a memory problem. (Only the Mac Pro is exempt -- it has error-correcting memory).

page back a few and see the suggestions I left fot laufgestalt, such as running Apple Hardware test, downloading and running Memtest under Mac OS X, and also consider running memtest straight from the command-line to test more memory.

thanks Grant, I have run the memtest from the command line and no errors were reported. I'll dig into the memtest (again) and the hardware test (again) and see if there is any change

much appreciated

If you have run memtest from the command line for several hours, there is one more thing you can try if you are handy.

Swapping the SO-DIMMs with each other will send them to very slightly different addresses, and that will occasionally change the symptoms.

Thanks for the reply @albert_cheeseman. Turns out Thunderbolt was a red herring, the issue actually boiled down to bad RAM. After running memtest I was able to isolate the problem stick.

Thanks Grant, I did indeed swap the SO-DIMMs after the 2 crashes yesterday and smooth sailing so far. Fingers crossed.

Swapping is not inteded as a FIX.

It moves the DIMMs in the address space in hopes that an all-night session with Memtest or Rember will now find the defect.

Thanks Grant.

So, All, I took my machine to the Apple Store and they put in an immediate work order in for a new logic board free of charge. They didn't even bother to run the hardware tests, as yesterday I had given phone support all coroberating information regarding a TS4088 case.

Important to note is that NONE of my panic reports showed the

NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100

code.

After speaking to the Genius, it seems that Apple is widening the scope of this extended warranty for mid-2010 15" macbook pros (unofficially, of course). In November when I brought it in and gave all the same information the manager was nothing but skeptical, and refused to repair for free when it "passed" the hardware tests. Today, the Genius indaicated that Apple has been updating their hardware tests to better expose this issue, so if you have not scheduled an appointment specifically referencing the TS4088 calim lately, I'd say try again.

Good luck out there.

Add me to the list of Kernel Panic plagued mbp from 2010. I mbp is almost unusable, as I am graphic designer, and every peice of software I use puts a strain on the video card which seems to be the weak link. I no longer have applecare, so I am not sure what I am going to do 😟.

I was getting this

NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100

I suppose I still am subject to it, but I am able to work around it.

In Lion I was able to use the gfxcardstatus to force "i" mode (integrated), but since upgrading to Mountain Lion using that utility to switch would cause a kernel panic as well. There are a few other new scenarios that caused the KP in Mountain Lion

in ML, I went to /System/Library/Extensions and renamed all the NVIDIA driver extensions i.e. NVD*.kext directories to NVD*.kext_rename now all is fine for what I want to do. I guess I'll have to do it again whenever i do a system update.

This should have been easier. Sure, i have bad hardware (so i'm reading), but i don't care enough to shell out the $ when the hardware that is working is sufficient for me. You could argue this as an enhancement but as a developer I define bug as "anything not meeting defined spec / or reasonable expectations". The bug is that when there is a hardware failure, in the, arguably optional, graphics card you are unnecessarily forced into many scenarios that cause a kernel panic.

That doesn't make them liable for my past pain as all systems have bugs, but they should attempt to fix this.

P.S. Apple Store found nothing wrong with my hardware when they took it for 3 days of tests. But I was on Lion at the time and found gfxcardstatus to ease my pain. Now i have the new analgesic above

Message was edited by: gillyspy. added some clarity

When you rename those .kexts, you effectively un-install them on next re-boot. They are used for graphics acceleration, so now when you use discrete graphics, it is running un-accelerated.

When you wish to use an external disply, that is only supported on the discrete graphics.

Readers are having much better success getting repairs when they print out bulletin TS4088 and take it with them.

I was having kernel panics on Mountain Lion as well. I got fed up and went back to Snow Leopard. Unforuntetly, iPhoto requires at least Lion to sync photo stream, so I am running Lion. After disabling auto graphics switching on my MacBookPro6,2, the problem seems to have stopped. I am still leary of Mountain Lion though.

For those with a Mid-2010 MacBook Pro, you might be able to get it fixed until April 2013.

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4088?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

Any Help For me on this:MBP 15-inch, Early 2011

happens every couple weeks or so?

Interval Since Last Panic Report: 642150 sec

Panics Since Last Report: 1

Anonymous UUID: 7205AF24-6859-C05C-1C8F-DE3C3EB617A7

Tue Mar 5 16:07:28 2013

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff80270b7bd5): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8027315297, type 13=general protection, registers:

CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x000000010c7c0000, CR3: 0x0000000084c6a03a, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0

RAX: 0x00000000ffffffff, RBX: 0x7fffff8043899e80, RCX: 0x0000000021000001, RDX: 0x0000000000000000

RSP: 0xffffff81488136a0, RBP: 0xffffff8148813700, RSI: 0x0000000000000001, RDI: 0xffffff804387b688

R8: 0xffffff8148813490, R9: 0xffffff814881348e, R10: 0xffffff8040f6c47e, R11: 0x0000000000000028

R12: 0x0000000000000001, R13: 0xffffff8043877000, R14: 0xffffff804387b670, R15: 0x0000000000000001

RFL: 0x0000000000010286, RIP: 0xffffff8027315297, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010

Fault CR2: 0x000000010c7c0000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff8148813340 : 0xffffff802701d626

0xffffff81488133b0 : 0xffffff80270b7bd5

0xffffff8148813580 : 0xffffff80270ce4ed

0xffffff81488135a0 : 0xffffff8027315297

0xffffff8148813700 : 0xffffff80273189fc

0xffffff8148813730 : 0xffffff80271120af

0xffffff8148813760 : 0xffffff80270f18d3

0xffffff81488137b0 : 0xffffff80270f1021

0xffffff81488137f0 : 0xffffff80270f7dd6

0xffffff8148813820 : 0xffffff80270efdae

0xffffff81488138e0 : 0xffffff80272f0da2

0xffffff81488139e0 : 0xffffff80272f8f62

0xffffff8148813c00 : 0xffffff8027111674

0xffffff8148813c40 : 0xffffff80270eb79c

0xffffff8148813cc0 : 0xffffff80270eb18e

0xffffff8148813d80 : 0xffffff80270d9dd0

0xffffff8148813f50 : 0xffffff80273e182a

0xffffff8148813fb0 : 0xffffff80270ced33

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: backupd

Mac OS version:

12C60

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: 69A5853F-375A-3EF4-9247-478FD0247333

Kernel slide: 0x0000000026e00000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff8027000000

System model name: MacBookPro8,2 (Mac-94245A3940C91C80)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 29015907413629

last loaded kext at 228306206694: com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 10.0 (addr 0xffffff7fa9457000, size 348160)

last unloaded kext at 430411385610: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC 4.1.22 (addr 0xffffff7fa93d7000, size 12288)

loaded kexts:

com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.2.0

com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.6.0

com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 10.0

com.apple.nke.asp_tcp 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBDisplays 353

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 75.15

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0

com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 122

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60

com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 8.0.0

com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.69

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothSCOAudioDriver 4.0.9f33

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothA2DPAudioDriver 4.0.9f33

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.0.9f33

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.3.1f2

com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.10

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.2d0

com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl 3.2.11

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.6.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.33

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.2d6

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.3.1f2

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics 8.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0

com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl 3.2.11

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f33

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB 8.0.0

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 235.4

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 235.4

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 320.15

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache 34

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.2.2

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 5.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC 1.2.2

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet 3.2.5b3

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331 602.15.22

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 4.9.6

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.4.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 5.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.6.1

com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 161.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 196.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 4.0.39

com.apple.security.quarantine 2

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 196.0.0

com.apple.security.SecureRemotePassword 1.0

com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver 235.28

com.apple.kext.triggers 1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 3.5.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.6

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily 19.0.26

com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller 8.0.0

com.apple.kext.AMDSupport 8.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert 1.0.4

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.10d0

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 2.3.1f2

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.9fc10

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 2.2.5

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 86.0.3

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 3.2.11

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.3.5

com.apple.iokit.AppleBluetoothHCIControllerUSBTransport 4.0.9f33

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 2.3.1f2

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 2.3.1f2

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.3.5

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.4d2

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy 1.0.0

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 5.2.0d16

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter 1.8.5

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily 1.8.5

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter 1.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 235.7

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver 4.0.9f33

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 4.0.9f33

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 5.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 5.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 5.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI 1.6.0

com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily 2.1.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 5.2.5

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController 1.0.2b1

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 500.15

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 4.5.5

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.2.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 5.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.6.1

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.8.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox 220

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 7

com.apple.driver.DiskImages 344

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore 28.21

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.7.2

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.4

com.apple.kec.corecrypto 1.0

Model: MacBookPro8,2, BootROM MBP81.0047.B27, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.69f4

Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB

Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6490M, AMD Radeon HD 6490M, PCIe, 256 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x8502, 0x505344333447313630303253000000000000

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1600 MHz, 0x8502, 0x505344333447313630303253000000000000

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.81.22)

Bluetooth: Version 4.0.9f33 10885, 2 service, 18 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: Corsair Force 3 SSD, 120.03 GB

Serial ATA Device: WDC WD7500BPKT-22PK4T0, 750.16 GB

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 3

USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 5

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 8

USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0252, 0xfa120000 / 4

USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 2

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: hub_device, apple_vendor_id, 0x911c, 0xfd120000 / 4

USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc52b, 0xfd121000 / 7

USB Device: USB Receiver, 0x046d (Logitech Inc.), 0xc525, 0xfd123000 / 6

USB Device: Apple Cinema HD Display, apple_vendor_id, 0x921c, 0xfd122000 / 5

USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3

mjatk-

That is an ordinary protection fault, that happened here:

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: backupd

the backup process.

you have two non-Apple kernel extensions loaded:

com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.2.0

com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.6.0

You look to have some Logitech USB devices installed. Could they be the source of the problem?

are the drivers up-to-date? why do you even need drivers?

I suspect the RAM - you're running 1600MHz RAM in a machine built for 1333MHz and the 'fault' looks like it's the RAM.

Try swapping the RAM out for the correct specifications and I think that you'll see an end to the kernel panics.

Clinton

Hey clinton-

the 'fault' looks like it's the RAM

I don't dispute that, it is a real possibility. ¿ But is there something obvoius in the panic log that leads you to that conclusion?